What sort of gain would Russia have in destroying a pedestrian bridge, a playground and a random car in the middle of the street? Or perhaps they didn't care. Or they were so incompetent that they tried to aim somewhere but fucked it up and missed by a mile or more their target. Interesting that they withdrew from that convention, perhaps preparing for this war since then.
The loss of morale and show of force, like thousands of other examples throughout history. That's the benefit of leaving the Geneva, you can actually fight a war instead of playing by rules that say war isn't allowed in a war.
Then you won't mind if Ukraine does the same thing? Because I know for a fact Russia likes to cry some fake news about Ukraine bombing their "citizens" in Donetsk and thus giving reason to their invasion.
Depends on the angle they are going for. If its total war then they do what is necessary for their survival, I won't question it. If they try to portray themselves as morally/ethically superior victims then I would have an issue with it, especially as they would be violating the Geneva they are still a part of.
But even then, I wouldn't care much. Its war, do what is necessary to end it as quickly as possible.
What sort of gain would Russia have in destroying a pedestrian bridge, a playground and a random car in the middle of the street? Or perhaps they didn't care. Or they were so incompetent that they tried to aim somewhere but fucked it up and missed by a mile or more their target. Interesting that they withdrew from that convention, perhaps preparing for this war since then.
The loss of morale and show of force, like thousands of other examples throughout history. That's the benefit of leaving the Geneva, you can actually fight a war instead of playing by rules that say war isn't allowed in a war.
Then you won't mind if Ukraine does the same thing? Because I know for a fact Russia likes to cry some fake news about Ukraine bombing their "citizens" in Donetsk and thus giving reason to their invasion.
Depends on the angle they are going for. If its total war then they do what is necessary for their survival, I won't question it. If they try to portray themselves as morally/ethically superior victims then I would have an issue with it, especially as they would be violating the Geneva they are still a part of.
But even then, I wouldn't care much. Its war, do what is necessary to end it as quickly as possible.